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- 1 May 1946 (Vervaardig)
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Viceregal Lodge, Simla.—Describes his journey to Simla and the situation of the Lodge. Jinnah will not arrive till Saturday, so talks will not begin till Sunday. Sends his love for their anniversary of 12 May. Four of his colleagues have just celebrated birthdays.
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Viceregal Lodge, Simla
May 1, 46.
My dear.
This is certainly a most wonderful place and I am glad I have not missed seeing it. This particular house is perched upon a hill in Simla (which is, by the way, all hills) & there is a panoramic view all round. But while at Fways the view extends for 2 or 3 miles, here it is 50, 100, & in some directions I should think 150 miles. There are snow mountains dividing us from Kashmir & snow mountains dividing us from Tibet. We are about 7000 feet up.
I dined with Jinnah last night & met his sister who is very like him—they both look very tall but tht is because they are thin with aquiline faces. In reality they are only 5’9” & 5’ 4”. Jinnah says he cant get here till Saturday & we shant begin our talks till Sunday, so we shall nt have very much to do the next 3 days.
We got up @ 5.30 this morning, breakfasted 6.15, started 7, left aerodrome at 7.30[,] reached Amballa at 8.30 & then came up here 94 miles in motor cars, the last 55 miles being a steady climb. Most of the cars broke down on the way. I came with the Viceroy. I smelt something like a leather clutch burning some time before we pulled up. The sun is quite hot up here but the air is cool & refreshing. There is a billiard table in the house & a putting golf course in the garden.
The house itself is much less grandiose than the one at Delhi; all the same I have a very large sitting room & another large bedroom & 2 verandahs with glorious views.
I dont know how long this letter will take to reach you but I expect is wont go off till tomorrow & then it will take a day to Delhi, so tht you wont get it much before our May 12. In spite of all the beauty here I do wish I was with you for our festival. You will have to have the salmon & the gooseberry tart with friends & waft a greeting to me as I shall to you my beloved. 45 years ago since the original May 12, & I love my darling more deeply than ever. Kiss all the flowers for me at Fourways. Give my love to May & Lydia & to the girls in London & to the folk at Peaslake.
Last Wednesday was Stafford Cripps birthday, yesterday was Turnbulls, & today Alexanders[,] & Sunday is the Viceroys {1}. But I am sticking to soft drinks which suit me better. I am still exceptionally well though I dont xpect to sleep as well at this height as I have done in Delhi. You know neither of us ever did when we were in Switzerland.
The political situation here moves slowly forward to a climax which I cant predict. I am afraid the Palestine Report will greatly upset the Moslems.
All my love
Boy
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There are a few characteristically abbreviated words, including ‘nt’ for ‘not’ and ‘xpect’ for ‘expect’.
{1} ‘& Sunday is the Viceroys’ was inserted slightly later.
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- Lawrence, Emmeline Pethick- (1867-1954), suffragette, wife of the 1st Baron Pethick-Lawrence (Onderwerp)
- Jinnah, Mohamed Ali (1876-1948), creator of Pakistan (Onderwerp)
- Jinnah, Fatima (1893-1967), Pakistani politician (Onderwerp)
- Cripps, Sir Richard Stafford (1889-1952), knight, politician and lawyer (Onderwerp)
- Turnbull, Sir Francis Fearon (1925-1988), knight, civil servant (Onderwerp)
- Alexander, Albert Victor (1885-1965), 1st Earl Alexander of Hillsborough, politician and co-operator (Onderwerp)
- Wavell, Archibald Percival (1883-1950), 1st Earl Wavell, army officer and Viceroy of India (Onderwerp)
- Smith, Gladys Elizabeth Groom- (1908-1978), secretary to Lord and Lady Pethick-Lawrence (Onderwerp)
- Knowles, Esther Edith (1895-1974), secretary to Lord and Lady Pethick-Lawrence (Onderwerp)
- Pethick, Ethel Mary (1869-1948), suffragette (Onderwerp)
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This description was created by A. C. Green in 2020.